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Great Eggfly, Common Eggfly (Male)

Hypolimnas bolina philippensis

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Description:

H. bolina is a black-bodied butterfly with a wingspan of about 70–85 millimetres (2.8–3.3 in). The upper side of the wings are jet black, offset with three pairs of white spots &two on the forewing and one on the hind. These white spots are surrounded by purple iridescence. In addition, the upper side of the hind wing bears a series of small white dots. Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypolimnas_...

Notes:

Spotted at Mounts Iglit-Baco National Park.

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4 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Thanks Nicholas4 :-)

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Just perfect!!

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Thanks Sachin. It was indeed a beautiful specimen :-)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Beautiful, nice border

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Eric Noora
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Eric Noora

Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 15, 2012
Submitted on Feb 1, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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